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Hyde’s Strength Odyssey

7/8/26
BW 228.0

10 min Cycling
Scap Pushups
Cat Camel
Bird Dogs
Tspine & Ankle Mobility

BB RDLs
135x8
225x5
315x3
+straps & deadlift belt
365x3
415x8,12

Leg Press
+90,180,270,360x10

Chin-ups
18,13,11,11

Standing Calves
140 3x10 + long stretch

Leg Extensions
20,30x5 ten-second iso holds at top

GHR Sit-ups
BWx13,12

Surprised to see a new low weight today (228.2 on Saturday), but no complaints there. Pushed hard tonight: contest is in 7 weeks, and I NEED to pull a respectable deadlift. Forced myself to train abs despite shaking from exhaustion by the end, because big pullers have strong cores and my competition isn’t skipping their exercises. They’re out there training just as hard, so when I get to that platform I don’t want to have any doubts about if I could have given more.

“Dreams are free. Goals have a cost.”
-Usain Bolt
 
Hyde said:
Meanwhile they randomly show some skin while changing and that’s basically all we need 😂
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wife: sends longer than usual words of affirmation text
my brain: thats nice, but nudes would have sufficed.

Hyde said:
“Dreams are free. Goals have a cost.”
-Usain Bolt
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🤘


Hyde said:
Chin-ups
18,13,11,11
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solid work. how do you hands handle high output pull/chin ups? I will often still pull out my gymastics grips for sets of 10+ even though I'm not kipping cause they just trash my hands and will rip them open.

I like your GHR situps too. maybe thats a better way for me to bring some focused core work back into the equation since I overdid those weighted crunch machines a few months ago. I definitely think I tore something so I would rather not make that any worse.
 
Dustin07 said:
solid work. how do you hands handle high output pull/chin ups? I will often still pull out my gymastics grips for sets of 10+ even though I'm not kipping cause they just trash my hands and will rip them open.

I like your GHR situps too. maybe thats a better way for me to bring some focused core work back into the equation since I overdid those weighted crunch machines a few months ago. I definitely think I tore something so I would rather not make that any worse.
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I have never had any hand or grip issues on chins ever truthfully. The commercial gym has soft rubber-like material over the chin-up handles on the cable towers, and at the barbell club I either use a Swissbar laid over the top of the power rack or the smooth crossbar of the power rack if I wanted traditional pull-ups or chin-ups, so I never use knurling. But I’ve also not noticed issues the times I used knurled handles on racks or towers with them.

The GHD Sit-ups are nice because you can really focus on the quality of work easily - I try to really activate my hip flexors to help strengthen those as well.

dapack said:
Weight is super low. A walk in the park to make 100kgs from here
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Yeah I would like to lean out a couple more lbs of fat the next 3 weeks possibly, but once I get close to peaking I’ll probably try to stabilize weight to ensure optimal recovery timelines & maintain leverage.
 
Hyde said:
I have never had any hand or grip issues on chins ever truthfully. The commercial gym has soft rubber-like material over the chin-up handles on the cable towers, and at the barbell club I either use a Swissbar laid over the top of the power rack or the smooth crossbar of the power rack if I wanted traditional pull-ups or chin-ups, so I never use knurling. But I’ve also not noticed issues the times I used knurled handles on racks or towers with them.

The GHD Sit-ups are nice because you can really focus on the quality of work easily - I try to really activate my hip flexors to help strengthen those as well.
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I speculate that maybe its the fact that I don't have unusually large hands (my boys bear paws are bigger than mine now I think) but unusual grip for my size that leads me to grip things in a way that shreds skin. a good deadlift session will leave my hands f'd up. by the time I get to pull-ups they can be pretty sore. its not a grip issue, just something in how my hands twist on the bar that tears skin and calluses off. last week I rubbed that liquid chalk all over my hands to hide the fact that I was bleeding, lol.
 
Hyde said:
7/8/26
BW 228.0

10 min Cycling
Scap Pushups
Cat Camel
Bird Dogs
Tspine & Ankle Mobility

BB RDLs
135x8
225x5
315x3
+straps & deadlift belt
365x3
415x8,12

Leg Press
+90,180,270,360x10

Chin-ups
18,13,11,11

Standing Calves
140 3x10 + long stretch

Leg Extensions
20,30x5 ten-second iso holds at top

GHR Sit-ups
BWx13,12

Surprised to see a new low weight today (228.2 on Saturday), but no complaints there. Pushed hard tonight: contest is in 7 weeks, and I NEED to pull a respectable deadlift. Forced myself to train abs despite shaking from exhaustion by the end, because big pullers have strong cores and my competition isn’t skipping their exercises. They’re out there training just as hard, so when I get to that platform I don’t want to have any doubts about if I could have given more.

“Dreams are free. Goals have a cost.”
-Usain Bolt
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Nice work all the way around, especially those pull-ups. Your cut is going fantastic, and your metabolism has obviously increased by a few ticks up. Gonna have abs and look like a beast walking in to this meet.💪😎👍
 
Dustin07 said:
I speculate that maybe its the fact that I don't have unusually large hands (my boys bear paws are bigger than mine now I think) but unusual grip for my size that leads me to grip things in a way that shreds skin. a good deadlift session will leave my hands f'd up. by the time I get to pull-ups they can be pretty sore. its not a grip issue, just something in how my hands twist on the bar that tears skin and calluses off. last week I rubbed that liquid chalk all over my hands to hide the fact that I was bleeding, lol.
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Just be glad you don’t have this guy’s baby hands.😂

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7/10/26

4 min Assault Bike
Scap Pushups
Cat Camel
Bird Dogs

Speed Bench, Texas Powerbar
vs 1 chain
45,155x5
vs 2 chain
177 3x5

CG 2-Boardpress
276 2x8

Swissbar Rolling Skulls
55x10
85x5
135 2x10

Band Pullaparts
Monstermini 3x35

Light Band Stomps

Felt good after ART yesterday; we are leaning towards diagnosis of some scar tissue ripped off where quad muscles attach to knee and away from meniscus tear based on speed of my recovery & function.

Decided to swap a set of boardpress out for a little dynamic practice prior. Eliminates the need for any warmups, plus practice is more important now getting closer to comp in 7 weeks. Happy with my performance today.
 
Hyde said:
Also, today is my 36th birthday. I am the most jacked & strongest I’ve ever been at this bodyweight, and I feel like I’m on the precipice of becoming the best powerlifter I’ve ever been. I have more knowledge, experience, & drive than ever before, and I feel like moving into the back half of my 30s squarely sets me into “old man/dad strength” territory, where I can expect to realize my greatest zenith of strength potential.

I feel blessed and grateful for what I have & what I’ve accomplished, but I’m also excited for what comes next! ✊
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Happy belated birthday sir!

Props to you for your hard work and continued accomplishments!
 
7/12/26
BW 227.8 yesterday

Scap Pushups
Cat Camel
Bird Dogs
BW Squats

Squat, Rogue powerbar
45x10
135x5

14” Box Squat, Yukon bar
vs Average bands
50,160x5
248,292,314,336 2x3 each

Deadlift, Texas Deadlift bar
265x3
+belt
375,441x3
474x2,8

Lat Pulldown
100,150,180,190x12
200x14

2 weeks post-pop I have squats back up to 3 plates plus a lot of band tension (150lbs?). My knee hurts every concentric as I push, but not while lowering or after the work, and I can squat a plate totally pain-free, so we’re progressing well. No swelling post-training, no pain at home.

First full intensity floor dl training since straining my back, and it seems like we’re back on the path. E1RM ~585 with the 474x8 effort. I dug deep as hell for this one! It was hot in the garage on this Powerlifting Sunday.
 
Awesome to hear you're progressing so well!
 
Hyde said:
7/12/26
BW 227.8 yesterday

Scap Pushups
Cat Camel
Bird Dogs
BW Squats

Squat, Rogue powerbar
45x10
135x5

14” Box Squat, Yukon bar
vs Average bands
50,160x5
248,292,314,336 2x3 each

Deadlift, Texas Deadlift bar
265x3
+belt
375,441x3
474x2,8

Lat Pulldown
100,150,180,190x12
200x14

2 weeks post-pop I have squats back up to 3 plates plus a lot of band tension (150lbs?). My knee hurts every concentric as I push, but not while lowering or after the work, and I can squat a plate totally pain-free, so we’re progressing well. No swelling post-training, no pain at home.

First full intensity floor dl training since straining my back, and it seems like we’re back on the path. E1RM ~585 with the 474x8 effort. I dug deep as hell for this one! It was hot in the garage on this Powerlifting Sunday.
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Yeah, bro. Good to see the knee's cooperating. Strong numbers
 
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